>>>
>>> GOOD
>>> GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO GREAT DAY
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. I'M KRISTEN BERSET-HARRIS.
>> I'M ELLEN BRYAN.
I SAID MORNING AS THE WORLD
HAS LOST A SUPERSTAR ON AND OFF
THE COURT.
THE COURT. BASKETBALL LEGEND KOBE BRYANT
PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY
AT THE AGE OF 41 AND A
HELICOPTER CRASH IN
CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA. >> HIS 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
WAS ALSO ABOARD THE
FLIGHT ALONG WITH SEVEN OTHERS.
IN LOS ANGELES,
THEY DID CARRY ON WITH MUSIC'S
BIGGEST NIGHT, THE
GRAMMYS.
GRAMMYS.
GRAMMYS. SPORTS AND MUSIC CAN HELP HEAL.
>> THE BIGGEST NIGHT.
JOINING US TO SHARE THE
ATTRIBUTES AND MORE, WE HAVE
THE HOST OF ET, KEVIN
FRAZIER.
FRAZIER.
FRAZIER. WE KNOW YOU ARE ALSO A GREAT
FRIEND OF
FRIEND OF
FRIEND OF KOBE BRYANT.
KOBE BRYANT. >> REPORTER: IT WAS SURREAL
BEING IN THE STAPLES
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. HAVING SPENT SO MUCH TIME AS A
SPORTS
SPORTS
SPORTS REPORTER COVERING HIM AND
TALKING TO HIM, IT WAS
WEIRD BEING BACK IN THE
BUILDING.
BUILDING.
BUILDING. DIDN'T YOU TALK
TO HIM ALSO?
>> I DID.
>> I DID.
>> I DID. I POSTED A PHOTO LAST NIGHT.
HE HAD
HE HAD
HE HAD THIS HUGE SMILE.
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH HE LOVED THE
GAME OF BASKETBALL.
41 YEARS OLD.
JUST SO YOUNG.
>> THAT IS THE HEARTBREAKING
THING.
THING.
THING. I
THING. I SAW HIM TWO
WEEKS AGO.
WEEKS AGO. HE INVITED ME TO MAMBA ACADEMY
TO SEE A
TO SEE A
TO SEE A GAME.
GAME.
GAME. WE
GAME. WE HAD TALKED ABOUT GOING TO SEE
GIGI.
GIGI.
GIGI. HE
HE
HE WAS
HE WAS SO
HE WAS SO INVESTED IN THAT TEAM.
HE MADE HIS SCHEDULE
CLEAR SO HE COULD PRACTICE EACH
AND EVERY NIGHT.
AT
AT
AT THE
AT THE GRAMMYS, SO MANY STARS THAT
LOVED KON=BE KOBE
BRYANT TALKED ABOUT THE NEWS.
LET'S START WITH DJ
KHALED.
KHALED.
KHALED. >> IT IS SO TOUGH.
JUST A REALLY TOUGH DAY.
WE
WE
WE WANT
WE WANT TO SEND OUR LOVE TO THE
FAMILY, THE KIDS, THE
MOTHERS.
MOTHERS.
MOTHERS. THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
IT IS DEVASTATING.
>> THAT WAS THE GENERAL
SENTIMENT OF THE EVENING.
BILLY RAY CYRUS WAS SO
EMOTIONAL DURING THE PRE-SHIP
AND THEN AFTERWARDS, AFTER HE
PERFORMED ON STAGE, HE
STILL COULDN'T WRAP HIS HEAD
AROUND WHAT HAPPENED.
>> PEOPLE COME TOGETHER IN
MUSIC AND SONG.
I FELT
I FELT
I FELT LIKE THERE WAS A KIND AND SWEET
SPIRIT IN THE HOUSE
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. TIP OF THE HAT TO MR. KOBE
BRYANT.
BRYANT.
BRYANT. JUST A
JUST A
JUST A SPECIAL NIGHT.
SPECIAL NIGHT. >> IT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE
LITERALLY FROM THERE,
BILLY RAY IS WALKING RIGHT DOWN
THE HALL TO WHERE
THE LAKERS LOCKER ROOM WAS.
SO ANOTHER STARK
REMINDER OF KOBE.
LIZZO PULLED OUT OF THE RED
CARPET.
CARPET.
CARPET. SHE DID NOT DO ANY INTERVIEWS
WHEN SHE
WHEN SHE
WHEN SHE LEARNED THE NEWS.
AND SHE STARTED THE SHOW WITH A
SHOUT OUT TO KOBE.
>> TONIGHT IS FOR KOBE.
>> EVERYTHING TONIGHT IS FOR
KOBE AND HIS FAMILY.
>> THAT WAS LIZZO RUSHING OFF
BEFORE SHE DID
ANOTHER PERFORMANCE.
ANOTHER PERFORMANCE. BOYZ II MEN.
HE SAW THE
EMOTIONAL OPENER.
EMOTIONAL OPENER. WASN'T THAT SOMETHING ELSE?
>> DIRGE A CALLA, YOU SAW THE
TEARS IN HIS EYES
AMONG OTHER PEOPLE IN THE
AUDIENCE.
AUDIENCE.
AUDIENCE. >> SO MANY PEOPLE WERE
EMOTIONAL.
EMOTIONAL. JOHN LEGEND,
JOHN LEGEND, WHEN HE WALKED BY HE SAID, I
CAN'T TALK ABOUT THIS.
BOYZ II MEN TALKED ABOUT HOW
THEY PULLED THE
PERFORMANCE TOGETHER AND WHAT
KOBE MEANT TO THEM.
>> IT IS AN HONOR AS WELL AS A
TRAGEDY TO KNOW
THAT HE HAS COME BACK AND FORTH
TO THE GAME AND HE
WON'T BE HERE ANY LONGER.
HIS SPIRIT WILL STILL
DWELL WITHIN THESE BUILDINGS.
IT WILL BE ONE OF
THOSE THINGS.
THOSE THINGS. HE WILL BE REMEMBERED AS ONE OF
THE
THE
THE GREATEST THAT EVER DID IT.
>> THEY TALK ABOUT THE SPIRIT
IN THE BUILDING.
KOBE ATTENDED A LOT OF GAMES.
LAST NIGHT DURING THE
GRAMMYS THEY ELIMINATED HIS TWO
NUMBERS THAT WERE
RETIRED.
RETIRED.
RETIRED. EIGHT AND 24.
HE SPENT HIS ENTIRE 20 YEAR
CAREER AS A LAKER.
EVEN WHEN HE RETIRED, HE WAS
BELOVED IN THE CITY.
AND ANGELENOS LOOKED AT KOBE
IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE LIKE --
YOU KNOW IN
BALTIMORE YOU HAVE CAL RIPKEN
AND IN DC YOU HAVE
CERTAIN PLAYERS.
CERTAIN PLAYERS. BUT IN LA, YOU HAVE KOBE.
AND THE
AND THE
AND THE DIRECTOR AT ANGELENOS
REMEMBERED KOBE LAST NIGHT.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH HEAVY
HEARTS BEING IN THE
BUILDING TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE
AND REMEMBER THE
GREATNESS OF KOBE BRYANT.
>> I AM IN ANGELENO.
BORN AND BRED.
I'M HERE TO
ANNOUNCE THAT NIPSEY HUSSLE
TRIBUTE.
TRIBUTE.
TRIBUTE. TO HAVE THIS
HAPPEN TO KOBE, WE ARE STILL
REELING FROM IT.
>> AND LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME
OF THE MAGICAL
MOMENTS.
MOMENTS.
MOMENTS. I THOUGHT USHER'S TRIBUTE TO
PRINCE WAS
PRINCE WAS FANTASTIC.
FANTASTIC. PRINCE WAS A GUY WHO DIDN'T
LIKE A LOT
OF PEOPLE SINGING HIS MUSIC OR
PERFORMING IT.
PERFORMING IT. I
I
I TALKED
I TALKED TO USHER AND SHEILA
BACKSTAGE.
BACKSTAGE. SHEILA WAS
SHEILA WAS LIKE, PRINCE WOULD HAVE LOVED
THIS MOMENT.
THIS MOMENT. BILLIE
BILLIE
BILLIE EILISH WAS THE BIG WINNER.
SHE BECOMES THE YOUNGEST
PERSON EVER TO WIN SONG EMMA
RECORD AN ALBUM OF THE
YEAR AND WON FOR BEST NEW
ARTIST.
ARTIST.
ARTIST. IN ALL, SHE WON
FIVE GRAMMYS.
FIVE GRAMMYS. HAD AFTER SHE WON THE FINAL
RECORD OF
RECORD OF
RECORD OF THE YEAR AWARD, SHE WAS JUST
TRYING TO GRASP WHAT IN
THE WORLD WAS GOING ON WHEN I
CAUGHT UP WITH HER.
>> BEYOND YOUR WILDEST DREAMS.
>> IT IS LIKE A DREAM.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW THIS
MOMENT
MOMENT
MOMENT MUST FEEL AND CAN YOU DIGEST
IT?
IT?
IT? >>
IT? >> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. >>
>> NO. >> DID YOU GUYS HAVE A
FAVORITE MOMENT?
FAVORITE MOMENT? >> I WOULD SAY CAMILLA SINGING
TO HER DAD.
AMAZING MOMENT.
AMAZING MOMENT. INCREDIBLE TO SEE HER AND THE
CONNECTION.
CONNECTION. I WAS CRYING BY THE END OF THAT
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. >>
ONE. >> DEMI LOVATO, HER RETURN.
AND SHE STARTED HER
SONG OVER.
SONG OVER. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO IN THE
SAME
SAME
SAME BUILDING, MIKE GROSELLE THEATER
ATTACHED TO THE
STAPLES CENTER.
STAPLES CENTER. I TALKED TO HER AFTER SHE CAME
BACK
BACK
BACK FROM
BACK FROM A STENT IN REHAB.
SHE SAID IT IS A DAY BY DAY
PROCESS AND SHE DOESN'T KNOW IF
SHE WILL EVER WIN
THE REAL BATTLE AGAINST
ADDICTION.
ADDICTION. WE SAW A COUPLE
OF YEARS AGO, SHE HAD THOSE
ISSUES.
ISSUES.
ISSUES. THIS WAS THE
FIRST PERFORMANCE.
FIRST PERFORMANCE. I JUST THOUGHT ABOUT HOW TOUGH
THINGS ARE AND HOW ADDICTION IS
SOMETHING YOU JUST
CAN'T PLAY WITH BUT YOU DON'T
WIPE IT OFF.
IT IS
IT IS
IT IS THE
IT IS THE DISEASE AND IT IS HARD TO
SHAKE.
SHAKE.
SHAKE. >>
SHAKE. >> I THOUGHT ALICIA KEYS WAS
THE PERFECT HOST WITH
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED.
SHE HAD SUCH A HEART.
SHE WELCOMED EVERYONE LIKE THEY
WERE HER BEST
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. SHE LED THE NIGHT AND THAT
SOMBER TONE BUT
BROUGHT THE ENERGY IN THE
HEALING POWER OF MUSIC
WITH IT.
WITH IT.
WITH IT. >> SHE WAS MASTERFUL.
I TALKED TO HER AND SHE
TALKED ABOUT THAT.
HER HUSBAND WAS SO PROUD AND SO
EMOTIONAL.
EMOTIONAL. HE COULD BARELY HOLD IT
TOGETHER BECAUSE
TOGETHER BECAUSE HE WAS SO PROUD OF WHAT HIS
LIFE HAD DONE.
>> KEVIN, CORRECT ME IF I'M
WRONG.
WRONG.
WRONG. BOYZ II MEN
WHO ARE FROM PHILLY WHICH IS
WHERE KOBE WAS FROM,
WHERE THEY ON THE BUS WITH HIM
WHEN HE ANNOUNCED TO
THE NBA OR THERE WAS SOME
CONNECTION WHEN HE STARTED
HIS CAREER.
HIS CAREER. >> THEY HAD BEEN AROUND KOBE
SINCE THE VERY
BEGINNING. REMEMBER, THEY WERE
SUPERSTARS WHEN KOBE
CAME OUT.
CAME OUT.
CAME OUT. ONE OF THE BIGGEST ACTS IN ALL
OF R&B AND
MUSIC.
MUSIC.
MUSIC. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE BUS
STORY BUT HE
WOULD COME TO THE STUDIO AND
CHECK THEM OUT.
SO
SO
SO MANY
SO MANY PEOPLE THAT KNEW KOBE SO
WELL WERE THERE AND
THEY TALKED ABOUT HIM AND LOVED
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. LOS
HIM. LOS ANGELES IS
SOUND AND AND SHOCK TODAY.
>> KEVIN, THANK YOU THANK YOU
FOR JOINING FOR
JOINING US AND GIVING US A LOOK
AT THE
AT THE
AT THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES.
BEHIND-THE-SCENES. GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> ALWAYS GOOD TO TALK TO YOU.
>>> A RECAP AND AN UPDATE ON
ALL OF THESE
ATTRIBUTES COMING OUT.
>> EVERYONE HERE HAD SOME SORT
OF KOBE CONNECTION
INCLUDING OUR VERY OWN DARREN
HAYNES.
HAYNES.
HAYNES. HE GAVE A
HE GAVE A
HE GAVE A COMMENTARY OF WHAT KOBE'S
CAREER AND LIFE MEANT TO
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. >>
HIM. >> KOBE BRYANT'S LEGACY HAS
INSPIRED MILLIONS BOTH
ON AND OFF THE COURT.
FIVE NBA TITLES, TWO OLYMPIC
GOLD MEDALS.
GOLD MEDALS. AND LIKELY WILL HEADLINE THE
HALL OF
HALL OF
HALL OF FAME CLASSIC 2020 THAT WILL BE
ENSHRINED THIS
ENSHRINED THIS AUGUST.
AUGUST.
AUGUST. KOBE BRYANT WAS A WORLDWIDE
PHENOM.
PHENOM.
PHENOM. ONLY
ONLY
ONLY MICHAEL JORDAN SOLD MORE NBA
JERSEYS THAN KOBE.
HE
HE
HE WAS
HE WAS ALSO AN ULTIMATE
COMPETITOR.
COMPETITOR. SINCE THE NBA
BEGAN TRACKING LAST-SECOND
SHOTS, NOBODY HAS TAKEN
MORE AND MADE MORE LAST-SECOND
SHOTS THEN KOBE
BRYANT.
BRYANT.
BRYANT. THAT MAMBA MENTALITY BECAME A
MANTRA FOR
MANTRA FOR KIDS AND ADULTS.
NO MATTER IF SOMEBODY WAS
SHOOTING
SHOOTING
SHOOTING A BASKET OR A BALLED UP PIECE
OF PAPER, THEY WOULD
YELL KOBE DURING THE FOLLOW-
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. I HAD THE
I HAD THE
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO ANCHOR THE PREGAME
SHOW FOR THE FINAL
NBA GAME, THE ONE WHERE HE
DROPPED 60 POINTS IN THE
LAKERS WIN.
LAKERS WIN. THE LAST FEW MINUTES OF THE
GAME MIGHT
GAME MIGHT BE MY FAVORITE INDIVIDUAL
EFFORT I HAVE EVER
WITNESSED.
WITNESSED. AFTER THE GAME, KOBE ADDRESS TO
THE
THE
THE ARENA
THE ARENA AND DROP TO THE SAID,
MAMBA OUT.
MAMBA OUT. NOT TOO LONG
AFTER, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
COPIED HIS MOVE.
BUT
BUT
BUT MAMBA
BUT MAMBA WAS NOT OUT.
KOBE BECAME A BRAND, INVESTOR,
COACH AND HER RIGHTS THE FIRST
PRO ATHLETE AND FIRST
BLACK PERSON EVER TO WIN AND
OSCAR FOR BEST ANIMATED
SHORT FILM.
SHORT FILM. KOBE SAID YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR HOW
FOR HOW
FOR HOW PEOPLE REMEMBER YOU OR DON'T.
SO DON'T TAKE IT
LIGHTLY.
LIGHTLY.
LIGHTLY. KOBE WAS THAT MAN.
THAT ICON.
THAT ICON. THAT
THAT
THAT EITEL.
EITEL.
EITEL. THE ONE THAT PROVED THAT IF YOU
MAKE A
MAKE A
MAKE A MISTAKE OR FAIL, YOU CAN ALWAYS
BOUNCE-BACK.
BOUNCE-BACK. AND AN
AND AN
AND AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE
A FATHER.
A FATHER.
A FATHER. I ADMIRED
I ADMIRED
I ADMIRED EVERY MOMENT HE SPENT WITH HIS
FOUR GIRLS.
FOUR GIRLS. ESPECIALLY GG WHO WAS ALSO
KILLED IN THE CRASH.
I
I
I HAVE
I HAVE A
I HAVE A DAUGHTER OF MY OWN AND I
CANNOT IMAGINE THE
HURT KOBE'S A WIFE AND THREE
GIRLS ARE FEELING.
CHERISH EVERY MOMENT WITH YOUR